In a message posted on his X account, Yapıcıoğlu expressed his sorrow, stating: "I wish Allah's mercy to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Ebrahim Raisi, who passed away in a helicopter crash, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and the members of the delegation who died in the same accident."

He also conveyed his sympathy to the families of those who perished in the accident and to the Iranian people, whom he described as "friendly and brotherly."

The helicopter crash, which occurred in a foggy, mountainous region in northwestern Iran, claimed the lives of several senior officials, including President Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday. (ILKHA)